Cyber Security Awareness Workshops

Modern life depends on online services, so having a better understanding of cybersecurity threats is vital. In this hour-long Cybersecurity overview, we explore the world of online safety, introducing concepts like what hackers look like, cybercrime both locally and around the world and the importance of protecting your privacy. We also cover the basics of the various types of phishing, password protection, USB drops and Stranger Danger.

Given the sheer volume of data that humans produce and the sensitive nature of a large portion of it, you would think that protecting it would be second nature. But, alas, this is not the case. The human factor of data security remains the weakest part of its protection and hackers love to exploit that vulnerability. Using a variety of techniques such as dumpster diving, tailgating and social engineering, hackers are able to gain access to our data. Speaking of data, let’s also touch on targeted marketing, data capturing off sites and good password practices. In this hour-long talk, we touch on all this and more as we show your employees the importance of protecting their information for their safety and the company’s information for its corporate welfare and due diligence.

Phishing remains one of the biggest Cyber Security threats to organisations of all shapes and sizes. However, most people still don’t understand it and therefore can’t identify it. In this talk, we look at all the forms that phishing takes including SMiShing, Vishing and CEO scams. Is it legit, is it junk or is it malicious?
As a fun exercise, we can also perform some social engineering on staff members that will be in attendance. By revealing our findings (while protecting the identities of the staff members) we can show people just how much of their information is out there for the bad guys to use as social engineering ammo.

A hacked account can cause massive embarrassment to your brand, lose you, followers, get you banned from networks, and even land you in legal trouble. That’s because you are responsible for the information you put out from your channel. This hour-long talk takes us through all things Social Media and its impact on companies as well as individuals. We look at digital media law, posting that causes problems and privacy. We also look at the risks that Social Media has on relationships including online dating and sharenting (parents sharing). There are real-world consequences to what happens online such as jail time and digital addiction and so we want to take this time to open eyes to the realities of living a “Social Media Lifestyle”.
(The organiser may also choose 3 social media platforms and we will look at the safety settings for each one)

Social Media is an amazing piece of technology; however, it is increasingly observable that it could present enormous risks for individuals, communities, businesses, and even for society as a whole. In this hour-long presentation, we go through the 7 functional building blocks to Social Media (what it was originally created for) and thereafter explain the dark side implications.